ummm windbriefs

I just read on the Skinnyski website some guy saying he puts his
windbriefs on over his long underwear. Is that typical? I've always
done it the other way around for no particular reason.
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On Feb 14, 8:14 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
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I just read on the Skinnyski website some guy saying he puts his
windbriefs on over his long underwear. Is that typical? I've always
done it the other way around for no particular reason.

If you read it again, it's windbriefs over underwear, then long
underwear. When it's cold, I wear underwear, a pair of underwear that
looks like cycling shorts (a friend uses cycling shorts), wind briefs,
an incredibly thin pair of tights, and the race suit. If it's windy
and cold, I'll wear two pair of regular tights.

I find two pair of tights really blocks the wind, but if I can get by
with a cycling short and a very thin pair of tights, that gives me
better flexibility (less restrictive).

I found John's aritcle really entertaining. The Pre-Birkie has quite a
history.

Jay

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windbriefs on over his long underwear. Is that typical? I've always
done it the other way around for no particular reason.
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Geez, John, I know it's slow in RBR, but to ask the over/under windbriefs
question? You really are desperate. Rumour has it there's snow in Central
Park. Go ski!

JF

In the past I have found windbriefs to be painfully inadequate. Just
this year I came up this a new system

Underwear, swix hat (folded in half), underwear. long underwear.

This system was quite effective at the COLL this year (-13F and
windy). This last weekend at the vasa, it was probably overkill, but
there is literally no harm done in being overly cautious.



On Feb 14, 10:54 am, "Bjorn A. Payne Diaz"
wrote:
On Feb 14, 8:14 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:

I just read on the Skinnyski website some guy saying he puts his
windbriefs on over his long underwear. Is that typical? I've always
done it the other way around for no particular reason.

If you read it again, it's windbriefs over underwear, then long
underwear. When it's cold, I wear underwear, a pair of underwear that
looks like cycling shorts (a friend uses cycling shorts), wind briefs,
an incredibly thin pair of tights, and the race suit. If it's windy
and cold, I'll wear two pair of regular tights.

I find two pair of tights really blocks the wind, but if I can get by
with a cycling short and a very thin pair of tights, that gives me
better flexibility (less restrictive).

I found John's aritcle really entertaining. The Pre-Birkie has quite a
history.

Jay

I have Swix windbriefs, but I don't think they are effective at all.
What I've found that does work well is long underwear bottoms with a
FULL windproof front panel. Craft and Swix makes them, but I have a
homemade version

I've done it both but seems to make more sense to go OVER the long
underwear. That will stop the wind and the underwear underneath the
windblock will insulte those areas that need insulating.

Has anyone out there ever gotten frostbite? Close here, very painful, but
no damage thank god !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JKal.

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I have Swix windbriefs, but I don't think they are effective at all.
What I've found that does work well is long underwear bottoms with a
FULL windproof front panel. Craft and Swix makes them, but I have a
homemade version

I remember, sorry guys

it was at the World Masters Championships at Geilo and the nice Craft lady arrived in the hall to set up her display stand. She finally carried in two large boxes containing fabric samples.
When she came back from a short break she was horrified to find all the samples had disappeared. I told the chief from Swedish Masters and when he'd stopped laughing he went over and explained that the skiers thanked her for the samples and from his gestures I think he said we've got them tucked into our under briefs. She didnt seem to understand so he said something else and that made her laugh.
It wasnt windproof but it sure was warming.
Mike